Muskegon area basketball capsules and predictions

Cari Campbell is a scorer to watch for Muskegon Catholic Central's basketball team. The Crusaders take on Tri-unity on Friday night. (Ken Stevens|MLive.com)

Here are five Muskegon area games to watch this week:

BOYS

North Muskegon (2-1) at Oakridge (3-0)

Tipoff: 7 p.m. Friday

What to watch: These two teams feature balanced scoring. Francis Decker, 6-foot-8 Mike Eacker and Austin Wright average between 12 and nine points a game for the Eagles. Ryan Gannon and Sam Powell reached double figures in NM’s last game. Zach Rummery is another player to watch for the Norsemen.

Prediction: Oakridge 61, North Muskegon 52

Muskegon (2-0) at Rockford (0-2)

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday

What to watch: The Big Reds are led by a team that would have been for core for Muskegon Heights, including coach Keith Guy. Deshaun Thrower is the leading scorer, averaging 20 points a game. D’Vonte Dockery, Juwon Martin and Joeviar Kennedy also average in double figures. Rockford, the Class A state runner-up last year, is off to an 0-2 start with losses against Muskegon Heights Public School Academy and Grand Rapids Christian. Chad Carlson is averaging 17 points a game for the Rams.

Prediction: Muskegon 68, Rockford 60

Muskegon Catholic Central (1-1) at Tri-unity Christian (1-0)

Tipoff: 7 p.m. Friday

What to watch: The Crusaders are coming off a win and led in scoring by Cari Campbell and Jessie Anderson. Joey Blauwkamp had 17 points and Daniel Cole added 16 in Tri-unity’s opening win.

Prediction: Tri-unity Christian 61, Muskegon Catholic Central 52

GIRLS

Muskegon Catholic Central (3-0) at Tri-unity Christian (2-2)

Tipoff: 7 p.m. Thursday.

What to watch: The Crusaders are off to a good start and coming off a lopsided win against Fremont Providence Christian. Katherine Salisz and Haleigh Locke are two scoring options for the Crusaders. They had 22 and 21 points, respectively against Providence Christian. Tri-unity hasn’t scored more than 45 points this season.

Prediction: Muskegon Catholic Central 57, Tri-Unity Christian 41

Sparta (4-1) at Kent City (3-1)

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday

What to watch: The Eagles are led by double-figure scorers Brandi Boehm and Aleah Holcomb, while Sparta features Samantha Kolenda, a three-year starter at guard.